Category: Health

Superbug Syrah?: Can bacteria express resistance to the antimicrobial activity of wine? And how does it compare with antibiotic resistance in medicine?

One of the reported health benefits of wine is its antibacterial/antimicrobial properties.  It is not completely understood exactly how wine functions in this manner, specifically which components of wine act as the microbial agents and how exactly do they do…

Examining The Bioavailability of Health-Benefitting Polyphenols in Wine

We’ve all read the headlines – “Wine is good for you!”, “Wine is bad for you!’, “Wine is good in moderation!”, “Wine is loaded with healthy polyphenols!”, etc etc.  The fact of the matter is that if you drink too…